Bibcock or faucet



1,626,031 April 26, 1927. E' AECKHOUSE B1B COCK OR FAUCET Filed Jan'. 6, 1923 Patented Apr. 26, 1927.

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EDGAR A. ECKHOUSE, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, -ASSIGNOR T0 THE CETRA. RAS MANUFACTURING COMP-ANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CRPA'O H.

BIBCOCK OR FAUCET.

Application filed January e, i923. seran No. 611mm This invention relates generally to bib cocks and faucets and more particularly to the novel construction of the body thereof, the object of the invention being to provide a thoroughly serviceable bib cock or faucetwhich can be manufactured at a much less cost than the ordinary fo m of cock or faucet inasmuch as all the finishing can be accomplished entirely by machinery or automatic devices, thereby eliminating the expensive and time consuming operations now commonly employed in the machining and linishing of castings of the ordinary or standard irregular shaped bib cocks or faucets.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cock or faucet of the bib type which can be used either in connection with sinks or bath tubs and similar articles Broadly speaking the invention consists in providing a body of symmetrical forni with the spout concealed therein, the valve being of substantially the same construction as as those now employed and also the means for opening and closing the same.

The invention consists also in certain details of construction hereinafter fully described and set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a cock or faucet constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal seotional view of the same; Iiig. 3 is a sectional elevation on the line of Fig. 2; and Fig. a is a detail sectional view of a modification.

In carrying out my invention I provide a symmetrical cast metal body portion 1() having the tubular shank 11 which may be provided with either an internal or an eX- ternal thread as preferred. rfhis cast metal body has the cent ally disposed inlet opening 12, and surrounding the same is the valve seat 13 upon which seats the valve 1ct arranged at the end of the stem 15; and in practice, I prefer toV construct the stem 15 with the enlarged threaded portion 1G which engages the threaded neck 17 of the casing. The stem 15 extends through the cap or nut 18 screwed upon the casing, and stop members 19 of definite thickness may be interposed between the end of the casing and the cap or nut to limit the opening movement of the stem if so desired. The outer end of the stem 15 has the operating handle 20 connected thereto and which may be of the form shown, or it .may be avlever handle if preferred. The casing .10 is made hollow as shown and in the lower side thereof is the discharge opening 10a surrounded within the 'casing by the spout or nozzle 10b cast integral with the lower wall of the casing and 'preferably inclined slightly toward the inlet opening 12 -so that the fluid passi-ng through said inlet opening 12 into the body of the casing be ldischarged from the cock in a well directed stream due to the length of the concealed'spout and 'also the inclination of the same- In the modiication in Fig. 4 the casing 1()r is hollow and formed with a discharge opening 10g into which is threaded the discharge spout l()il said spout extending inwardly similar to the integral cast spout 10b and the outer or lower end of this tubular spout 10h is flush with the outer edge of the opening in the casing and if desired it may be brazed or soldered to the casing.

The casing in all cases is symmetrical in shape or form as most clearly shown, and consequently after the same has been cast it can be placed in an automatic finishing machine and t-he rough casting machined off and then it can be placed in an automatic machine and buffed and polished preparatory to the plating in case the casing is to be plated.

By making the casing in this form all of the tedious time consuming and expensive operations of the finishing off of the rough casting of an irregular form is entirely avoided and consequently I am enabled to produce a cock or faucet which will serve all the purposes of the ordinary or standard cock or faucet and will be thoroughly practical and yet can be manufactured and sold at a greatly reduced cost.

While I have shown one shape of casing and also a certain constriction of valve, and valve operating means it will be understood that any symmetrical form of casing can be employed so long as proper provision is made for the direction of the stream and any type of valve and valve actuating mechanism can be employed in connection theren with without departing from the broad principle of my invention as defined in the following claims.

Instead of having a threaded tube screwed into the casing a plain tube can be employed and forced into the opening, the diameter of the tube being such as to lit snugly in the opening in the casing.

Having thus described my inventiona what I claim is:

1. In a cock or faucet, a substantially symmetrical hollow casing having an inlet opening and a valve for closing the same, said casing having an outlet opening and a spout lying wholly within the contour of said casing, one end of the same terminating closely adjacent said inlet opening and the opposite end communicating with said outlet opening.

2. A. cock or faucet comprising a one piece hollow symmetrical casing having inletand outlet openings, af valve for closing said inlet opening and a spout concealed Within the casing communicating with said outlet opening.

A cock or faucet comprising a hollow symmetrical casing having inlet and outlet openings, said outlet opening being in one side of said casing and a spout extending inwardly from said outlet opening and terminating closely adjacent said inlet opening.

4. A faucet comprising a hollow substantially symmetrical casing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, a valve for closing said inlet opening and means located wholly within the casing and communicating with said outlet opening whereby to direct a stream of fluid passing through said outlet opening.

5. A cock or faucet comprising a hollow symmetrical casing having inlet and outlet openings and a valve for closing said inlet opening, and a tubular spout threaded into the outlet opening and extending into the casing, the inner end of said spout terminating adjacent said inlet opening and the outer end of said spout terminating within the contour of said casing.

In testimony whereof7 I hereunto afiix my signature.

EDGAR A. ECKHOUSE. 

